ghdprentice
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| How do you assess a DAC? If you are looking for good sound quality then you want a separate DAC and streamer. Both of similar quality. Typically separates sound a lot better and set you up to upgrade stepwise in the future. Yes, I would sell your DAC. If you want a signi... | |
| Can a better power cable make a difference if NOT plugged directly into an outlet? @gladmo +1 great post. I agree. Also, I think you can find much better cords than you are using. I only tried one of the Pangea but it was not very effective, so I never tried more. Certainly one can try experimenting with material for isolat... | |
| Moving to a new home and need set up advice OP, Yes, this is always the dilemma. My partner and I use the home theater together in the living room and over the last 25 years upgraded it to sound great. But my passion has been 2 channel audio, so that is where my effort has gone. You could... | |
| Moving to a new home and need set up advice Do you have an extra room? I would rather have my own small space to optimize rather than a highly compromised open common area. | |
| Puritan Ultimate Power Cable OP, Did you get to the point of “Creating a Virtual System”? This is where you put in your photos and ID your components. It is simple if you can get there. | |
| Thinking about another amplifier (Galion) Your post got me thinking about off brands in high end audio… new contenders, lower cost with similar designs, new designs with new tech. I never heard of Galion. So I looked them up and read some stuff about them. So, my thoughts run along two l... | |
| The 300B World @charles1dad …”This is an astute observation. It has been my contention for quite some time that those with thorough engineering and science backgrounds are open minded and do not dismiss what listeners say they hear…”. +1 to your post. Havin... | |
| Puritan Ultimate Power Cable What is your system? It would be really helpful in assessing the situation. There is a place under your UserID to put some photos and ID your components. | |
| My speakers have gone AWOL Congratulations. It is great when dilegence and hard work pay off. Beautiful system in a great looking room. | |
| The "audiophile gear" I REALLY need is a damn house. A headphone system is the way to go. You can achieve roughly the same sound quality for 1 / 10th the cost. I have the most amazing headphone system that I put together for around $15K that sounds very similar to my $150K main system. So, you can ... | |
| The New Amati G5 or Joseph Audio Pearl Graphene @prof Nice write up. You put a great deal of effort into this. Great contribution. Just to expand. No criticism of @prof. I owned several generations of Sonus Faber speakers and I have heard several levels in the current line up…. And own Ama... | |
| What is the most challenging music to play on a stereo? @johnk Ok, that is funny. | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had @susurin I have had similar experiences with Kimber… it has been a couple decades… but after trying several different levels, I finally gave up and tossed it all.. | |
| AudioQuest vs Cardas XLR @lollipopguild Hard and bright are terms normally associated with new equipment before breakin. Run it 24 hours a day for at least 100 hours… and it should soften. But do not judge until at least 200 hours. | |
| Lampizator Gulfstream matching DAC? I just took a look at a couple reviews. There can be synergy in using two adjacent components from the same company (when they are good). I have a tube DAC as well… mine is ARC… but I would definitely go for the Lampizator. Sounds like a great DAC. |